Product Updates - Q3/Q4 2023

Created by Joseph @ ContactOut, Modified on Thu, 9 Nov, 2023 at 12:14 AM by Joseph @ ContactOut


New Feature

Bulk Select Profiles Before Saving/Exporting

6 Nov 2023



  • You can now can select >25 profiles before saving/exporting from the Search Portal
    • Select all in page
    • Select max
    • Select specific



New Feature

Flag Incorrect Emails

6 Nov 2023



  • You can now flag incorrect emails after clicking on view email. 
  • This will allows to know how us know how did the email worked out for you, and it will helps us improve the accuracy of emails for the entire community.




New Feature

Exclude List Filter

6 Nov 2023



  • You can now exclude profiles in your saved lists from your search results on Search Portal.
  • This will help you avoid finding and saving duplicate profiles for prospecting.




New Feature

Custom Prompts and Prompt Library

1 Nov 2023




  • You can now create custom prompts for all our AI features from https://contactout.com/prompt-library
  • These custom prompts will be visible as a option in that specific AI feature like:
    • AI Email Writer on Gmail
    • LinkedIn Post Commentor
    • LinkedIn Connection Request
    • Email Personalizer on Chrome Extension






Feature Improvement

Competitors for ContactOut Anywhere / Company Pages

27 Oct 2023



  • When you open the extension on a company page or on any website, along with decision makers, we will show similar competitor companies.
  • Users can visit the competitors’ website or LinkedIn page from there






Feature Improvement

Campaigns Email Connection

17 Oct 2023



  • The campaign settings popup has now been changed to a page.
  • Email connection and disconnection have been added to the campaign settings page.
  • You can now connect multiple email addresses and select which one they want to use for sending emails via a campaign.
  • The email selection happens when users are about to start a campaign.
  • You can now connect emails via SMTP/IMAP settings.
  • You can now set a sender name for emails connected via SMTP/IMAP (ex: John from ContactOut).





Feature Improvement

ContactOut Extension on Sales Navigator Leads Page

28 Sep 2023



  • ContactOut extension now works on Sales Navigator Leads Page just like how it does on a Sales Navigator search page.
  • You can reveal email/phone, save profiles in bulk to a ContactOut list or Export directly to an ATS/CRM





New Feature

AI Connection Request Message

28 Sep 2023


When you want to send a connection request message on LinkedIn, ContactOut AI will generate a personalised message based on the option you select. 

The options are:

  • Recruit: Generates a personalised recruitment message
  • Question: Asks a question about their profile and journey
  • Compliment: Compliments their profile


Knowledge Base article: https://contactout.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/70000655761





New Feature

Commenting Options for AI LinkedIn Comments

28 Sep 2023



When you click on the ContactOut logo on a LinkedIn post’s comment, you can now choose the type of comment you want to leave. 


The options are:

  • Add Value: Generates a comment with an insight related to the post
  • Question: Asks a question about the post
  • Compliment: Compliments the author
  • Thanks: Thanks the author


We have also fixed issues related to the ContactOut logo not appearing sometimes.


Knowledge base article: https://contactout.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/70000655759






Feature Improvement

Create Icebreakers with AI on Search Portal

27 Sep 2023



  • A new button has been added to profiles on the search portal called "AI write personalized message"
  • When a user clicks on the button we automatically generate and show 10 funny icebreakers personalized for the profile.
  • Clicking on the generated icebreaker will copy the icebreaker to your clipboard.






Feature Improvement

View Company Information on People Search

27 Sep 2023



  • You can now view company information of a profile on the Search Portal when you click on the company name highlighted in bold. 
  • Company information included are:
    • Company Logo
    • Company Name
    • Social Media Links (LinkedIn Company Page, Facebook Page, Twitter Page)
    • Company Website
    • Company Description
    • Headquarter Location
    • Industry
    • Number of Employees
    • Company Revenue





New Feature

Send Whatsapp Message After Revealing Phone Number

25 Sep 2023



  • Clicking on the WhatsApp icon will redirect user to WhatsApp web. 
  • User can send a WhatsApp message directly to the profile only if the phone number is registered on WhatsApp and if the user is logged in to WhatsApp web or has WhatsApp installed.






Feature Improvement

Add Signatures in One-click on Campaigns

14 Sep 2023



  • A new setting has been added to the campaign settings modal for "Email signature".
  • You can copy-paste/manually create a signature and save it.
  • Once saved, you will see a new option in the email toolbar to add the signature to emails.






Feature Improvement

New Icebreakers Options on Chrome Extension

14 Sep 2023



  • 3 new options have been added to AI Personalizer
    • An Icebreaker
    • An observation
    • A potential challenge
  • When you click on the "AI write personalized email" button, we automatically generate and show 10 icebreakers personalized for the profile.
  • You does not need to input any details to generate these
  • Clicking on the generated icebreaker will copy the icebreaker to your clipboard.





New Feature

AI writer on Gmail - Never write an email again!

8 Sep 2023



  • You can now ask AI to compose and reply to your emails on Gmail 
  • Add a few words of instructions and ContactOut AI will automatically write a well structured email for you
  • You can enable this by heading over to the Extension Menu and turning on the AI Writer on Gmail toggle button.





New Feature

AI writer for LinkediIn Comments

8 Sep 2023



  • You can now ask ContactOut AI to write meaningful Linkedin Comments
  • Click on the ContactOut logo on a LinkedIn post’s comment box and a comment (customised based on that post) will be generated for you
  • This will help you increase your reach and engagement on Linkedin and is now available for all users.













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